Assessment of basic physical parameters of current Canadian-American National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey players

Sigmund, Martin; Kohn, Steven R.; Sigmundová, Dagmar

doi:10.5507/ag.2015.027

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“…Current NHL defenders are significantly higher and heavier than NHL forwards (Sigmund et al, 2016). In our study we found no significant differences in anthropometric characteristics between forwards and defenders.…”

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This retrospective study evaluated the effect of the off-season training on the physical performance changes in elite male ice hockey players U18 (junior team under 18 years). The present study secondarily established the physical profile of these players according to their playing position. The off-ice tests: 60 m sprint (s), 6x9 m run (s), 400 m run (s), 1500 m run (s), standing long jump (cm) and 1 RM bench-press (kg) were assessed before and after of training. In addition, individual values of the monitored parameters were divided and compared according to gaming position. Off-season intervention led to significant improvements in running performance in 6x9 m (P<.001; d=0.86), 400 m (P<.001; d=0.41), and 1500 m (P=0.001; d=0.38). The forwards demonstrated significant improvements in 6x9 m (P<.001; d=1.29), 400 m (P=0.001; d=0.39), and 1500 m run (P=0.002; d=0.62) following off-season training. The defenders demonstrated significant improvement only in 400 m run (P=0.03; d=0.45) following off-season training. Pre to post-season changes (∆) in 6x9m (P=0.01; d=0.55) were found between forwards and defenders. The off-season training seems to be an effective training regimen inducing significant improvements in running performance. However, this training failed to show significant improvements in physical performance in other tests. Results of this study identify physical factors that need to be improved in the pre-season period in players.

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“…Body weight of goalkeepers and forwards appears almost identical. A detailed analysis of ice hockey forwards suggested the highest values of body height in left wing forwards, we also observed a trend of higher values of body weight in right and left wing forwards in comparison with lower values of centre forwards (Sigmund, Kohn, & Sigmundová, 2016). The study mentioned above did not asses the associations between the monitored somatic characteristics, gaming positions and player success.…”

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“…The present study builds on a previous study analysing the current level of development of basic somatic parameters in NHL players with regard to player roles and gaming positions (Sigmund, Kohn & Sigmundová, 2016). It was observed that the current average value of body height in NHL ice hockey players was 186 cm, average body weight was 92 kg and BMI value was 26.5 kg/m 2 .…”

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“…Also in the senior category at an international level and particularly in the NHL there are now more ice hockey goalkeepers with body height ranging from 190 to 200 cm (Kutáč & Sigmund, 2015). Average body height of current NHL goalkeepers is 188.3 cm (Sigmund, Kohn & Sigmundová, 2016). Increasing demands for body height of ice hockey goalkeepers are also confirmed by individual values of goalkeepers from the first four teams at the last World Championship 2016 in Moscow and St. Petersburg (Russia).…”

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“…In general, it is apparent that the development of somatic parameters in ice hockey players has a positive trend and is associated with the dynamic development of the sports discipline. Internationally, differences were observed with respect to ranking (Sigmund, Riegerová, Sigmundová, & Dostálová, 2014), differences were also observed between players from various leagues (Kutáč & Sigmund, 2015;Sigmund, Sigmundová, & Kvintová, 2015) and with respect to gaming positions (Sigmund, Kohn, & Sigmundová, 2016;Sigmund, Sigmundová, & Kvintová, 2015).…”

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In the present paper we analysed this issue in elite ice hockey players in the Canadian-American NHL. The objective of the study was an analysis of physical parameters and age of current ice hockey players in the National Hockey League in relation to various gaming positions and player success. The data were obtained from a total of 974 players and divided according to gaming positions [Goalkeepers (N = 92); Defenders (N = 308); Forwards (N = 574)]. Statistical quantities were calculated for all variables; normality of distribution was verified. Parametric as well as non-parametric statistical tests were applied. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess normality. A multiple comparison was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The associations between physical parameters and player success were estimated using the Spearman's correlation. The level of statistical significance was tested at a level of α ≤ 0.05; α ≤ 0.01. Statistical results processing was performed using the Statistica programme vers. 12.0. A statistical analysis did not confirm significant associations between the parameters of body height, body weight and BMI on the one hand, and the monitored objective indicators of player success of goalkeepers, defenders and forwards on the other hand. On the contrary, the study indicated significant associations between the basic physical parameters and negative player behaviour represented by increased number of penalty minutes, especially for defenders and forwards. A major determinant of player performance seems to be the age factor. It was revealed that increasing player age corresponds with player success in many monitored parameters in all gaming positions. The findings help clarify the partial factors affecting the overall performance in ice hockey players with regard to their gaming positions in the NHL.

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Maximal Oxygen Consumption Requirements in Professional North American Ice Hockey

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Ferland, P-M, Marcotte-L'Heureux, V, Roy, P, Carey, V, Charron, J, Lagrange, S, Leone, M, and Comtois, AS. Maximal oxygen consumption requirements in professional North American ice hockey. J Strength Cond Res 35(4): 1586–1592, 2021—This study was designed to measure preseason on-ice relative V̇o 2max of professional ice-hockey players (n = 101 National Hockey League [NHL], 42 American Hockey League [AHL], 4 East Coast Hockey League [ECHL], and 15 Canadian Hockey League [CHL]) throughout 17 years and compare it between generations, league level, and position, and to verify if it was related to season and NHL career statistics. Relative V̇o 2max was measured on ice with a portable metabolic analyzer (K4b2, Cosmed, Rome) with full hockey equipment, except for the helmet with either the Skating Multistage Aerobic Test or the 30–15 intermittent ice test tests. Relative V̇o 2max results from both tests were compared between players of the same generation with an independent-samples T-test and were not significantly different. A one-way analysis of variance and post hoc pairwise tests were performed to detect significant differences between groups. Pearson correlations (two-tailed) were also performed between selected variables. All statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results show that there are no significant differences for relative V̇o 2max between generations (2001–2003 vs. 2006 vs. 2015–2017), league level (NHL vs. AHL vs. ECHL vs. CHL), and position (winger, center, and defense), other than the ECHL being lower. There are also no significant relationships between V̇o 2max values and hockey season and NHL career statistics. Thus, the results show that there is a minimal relative V̇o 2max requirement to play North American ice hockey at the elite level (55.9 ± 5.2 ml·kg−1·min−1; n = 162). Future research should be directed toward comparing V̇o 2max of elite and amateur ice-hockey players to confirm the minimal relative V̇o 2max requirement to play North American ice hockey at the elite level.

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Assessment of basic physical parameters of current Canadian-American National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey players

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